Africa’s number one Table Tennis player, Quadri Aruna has called out Table Tennis governing body. World Table Tennis over the injustice meted out to him for missing two major tournaments. Aruna in a post on his social media page was quoted as saying “Two ranking penalties in two consecutive months plus monetary penalty” said such…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has apologised to Christians over its Easter message which has stirred controversy among adherents of the faith. In its Easter message to Christians in Nigeria, the FIRS had shared a flier showing a Point of Sale (PoS) machine with the caption, “Jesus paid your debt, not your taxes”. The…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has defended striker Erling Haaland following Roy Keane’s criticism after Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Arsenal. The ex-Manchester United captain said Haaland’s “general play” is “so poor” and “almost like a League Two player”. “I don’t agree with him, absolutely not,” said Guardiola when asked about Keane’s comments. Haaland scored 52…
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has thorn out an appeal from the International Boxing Association (IBA) after it was stripped of its rights to organise boxing events at the Paris Olympics. The International Olympic Committee withdrew its recognition of boxing’s governing body, the IBA, last year due to longstanding concerns over governance issues. In…
Resident Doctors at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, in Ondo State, have commenced a 14-day warning strike. The striking doctors have downed tools because of the non-payment of seven months’ salaries to their new members. At a rally to press home their demands, the doctors vowed not to return to work until all…
Some top lawyers and retired judges have called on the Nigeria police to take over investigations into the recent murder of 17 soldiers, and an unconfirmed number of villagers at Okuama in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The legal luminaries, who faulted the handing over of the traditional ruler of Ewu Kingdom,…
Nigerian Police authorities say they are still searching for six of their men who went missing in Delta State. According to Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi, the six police officers were gruesomely murdered in Ohoro Forest, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State and the same number declared missing after they were ambushed during a…
A Man has divorced his wife 48 hours after their marriage after finding out the supposed wife is actually a man According to reports his wife was previously a man who underwent surgery to turn into a woman. The man who pleaded to be anonymous disclosed that he met his wife online Facebook to be…
The winner of the Big Brother Naija ‘Level Up’ Season, Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has dragged organisers of the reality Tv show for not giving her some of her winning prizes and money. Phyna was a housemate in Season 7 of the 2022 reality show. The 26-year-old media personality disclosed that the…
Veteran Nigerian actor Jimi Solanke who died in February will be buried on Friday, April 5, at a private cemetery. The arrangement for his interment was confirmed by his family on Tuesday. The funeral service will take place at the Methodist Church Nigeria in Ipara-Remo, Ogun State. The week-long activities will commence with a choral…
